Trump says he does not fear a trade war with Canada

Reuters Staff

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U.S. President Donald Trump delivers the keynote address at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum's "Days of Remembrance" ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, U.S, April 25, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he did not fear a trade war with Canada because of the trade dynamics between the two neighbours.

“They have a tremendous surplus with the United States, whenever they have a surplus I have no fear,” Trump said during a White House meeting with farmers. “We have massive trade deficits, so when we’re the country with trade deficits, we have no fear.”